PANORAMA OF THE HUDSON 



SHOWING BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER 
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AS SEEN FROM THE DECK OF THE HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE STEAMERS 



FIRST PHOTO-PANORAMA OF ANY RIVER EVER PUBLISHED 



ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES OF CONTINUOUS SCENERY ACCURATELY REPRESENTED 
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FROM THE CAPITOL TO THE METROPOLIS THE HUDSON VARIES IN WIDTH FROM A HALF MILE TO FOUR 
MILES AND A HALF ; BUT THE RIVER REMAINS UNIFORM IN THESE PAGES AS MOST 
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r\^ .!,> >r on Hudson River 'Day Lins .iteainers from 
\'ew York to Albany. 

Statue od Liberty, to the south on leaving 

Vestry street Pier. 
Steven* 3 Castle and Elysian Fields, or west bat 
T'wenty-Second Street Pier, east bank, up-town 

Day Line Landing. 
St. Michael's Monastery, Dome and Tower, on 

west bank. 
Weehav;l:en, v/est bank; docks of West Shore R. R. 
El Dorado Summer Resort, on west bank, with 

iron structure for carrying two elevators 

and a rail way to the garden. 
Tomb od General Ul ysses S. Grant, on east 

bank at Riverside Park. 
Manhattanvi^l e, above Riverside on east bank. 
Edgewater, on west bank opposite Manhattanvill € 
Trinity Cemetery, on eat^t b^nk above Manhatt... 
Fort Lee, on east bank;' large Picnic Hoiises 

at foot of bluff. 
Washington Heights and Fort vVashington Point, 

on east bank, almost opposite Fort Lee. 
Palisades, on west bank, extend fifteen miles 

from Fort lee to Fiermont, a sheer wall of 

trap-rock from 300 to 500 feet higli. 
Spuyten Duyvil Xreek, on east bank, northern 

boundary of Manhattan Island. 
Site of Fort Inde|)endence, east bank, on 

heig}it above Spuyten Duyvil. 
Riverdale Station, east bank, one mile and a 

half afeove Spuyten Duyvil. 
Convent of Mount St. Vincent. The Castle like 

structure in front was once the home of 

Edwin Forrest, the Tragedian. 
Yonkers, seventeen miles from Battery, on E. bar 
Glsnwood, north of Yonkers, E side. The fine 

residence near the i^iver bank are J. B. 

Colgate's and JIB. Trevor's. 
S. 11. Lil ienthal 's Residenc3, on the E side, 

large building on ridge witji; tower, half 

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Greystone, about l/2 mile north of t H ienthal ' s. 

Residence of the Tate Samuel J. Til den. 
J. K.Myer's Residence, with tower, N of Greystone 
Kastings-on-the-Hudson. Chimneya of sugar 

factory near the river. 
Dr. Huyler*s CIoclc Tower and Windmill., short 

distance above ruins. 
Dobb's Ferry, on F, bank, named after an old 

bwedis^ ferryman. 
Cottinet Place, on E bank, built of stone 

brought from France. 
Geo. T , schuyl er *s Residence, Near E bank, the 

late Jar.os \ Ha"-il ton's house almost E of 

Mr. Schuyler's. 
Irvington, 24 miles from New York. 
Shady Nest, owned by Mrs. E. Phillips, on W 

bank just tiorth of Erie Pier. 
Tappan Zee, a rreat bay or inland lake of the 
'Hudson, 10 miles long ^.nd in soao places 

3 miles wido, reaching from Dobbo Ferry 

to Croton Point. 
Piermont, 24 miles from N. Y. on the W side. 1 

Piei-' almost 1 mile long extends into the Hud. 
Sunnyside, E bank, hardly visinle through the 

trees close to the River, about a half mile 

N of Irvington Station. 
Residence of the late Jay Gould, known as 

"I.yndehurst, " once known as the Paulding 

Manor House. 
Cunningham Castle, with pointed tower on the 

hill ; Bierstadt's residence (S of it), in 

ruins; the elegant house with pagcdai ike 

towor, recently built by '.'r. Sigafuss; the 

spiral lock-out tower of Robert Graves; 

Hatch Castl e, embowered in trees o^ the 

hillside; and the new residercec of Mr. Casey, 

!.'r. Millard, and "r. Andrews complete the 

picture on the eastern bank. 
Tarrytown, E bank, 26 mil es from New York, one 

of the historic and poetic towns of the Hudsor 
Nyack, \V bank, opposite Tarrytown. 
Rockwood, E bank, formerly the Aspinwall Estate. 

Owned by V.'iil iam Rockefeller. One of the 

most imposing residences on the Hudson. 



Sleepy Hollow, E bank, north of Twrrytown. 
Burial yard monijment seen through the 
trees; at southerly point of burial yarfl, 
the old Dutch Church is just visible. 

Kingsland Point Lighthouse, build in ieP3. 

Ramapo Mountains, above Nyack, on th'e W side 
known by navigators as the Hook, or Fcint- 
no-Foint. They line in little head-lands 
and reach from Nyack to Haverstra*. 

Sing Sing, on the E side, six miles above 
Tarry town. The low white buildings, near 
the river bank, south of the village are 
the State Prison. 

Rockland Lake, opposite Sing Sing, between 
2 hills. This is tho source of the Kack- 
enj'ack River, and a great Ice-quarry "^or 
New York. 

Croton River, E bank, meets the Hudson one 
mile above Sing Sinr, where we see the 
Drawbridge of the Hudson River Railroad. 

Croton Point. Just above Croton River. 

Teller's Point, That part of Croton Point 
which ,iuts into the Hudson. This point 
separates Tappan Zee from Haverstrav/ Bay. 

Haveratrav/ Bay, north of Teller's Point. 
Here the river is over 4- miles wide; the 
Ft. en the '.V side is High Torn. 

The Shore R. R. here strikes the river. The 
view opened to the S. R. passenger, sui- 
denl y emerging from the tunnel, is strik- 
ing and picturesque. 

Haverstraw, on W side with 2 miles of brick-yds. 

Stony Point, a mile above Crassy Point, W side. 

Verplanck's Point, on E ahorfe. 

Tompkin's Cove, on W bank. Lime kilns & quarries 

Sgryi maker's Reach. A person looking N from 
this point sees no break in the mountains 
to mark the coiirse of the river. 

Peekskill, E bany, plesantly located. 

N.Y. State Encampment, just N of Peekskill Rivrr. 

Kidd's Point, now Caldwell 's landing, on '«>' side. 
The steamer turns this point a"" most at ri^t 
angles and enters the Highlands. 



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Dunderberg, V; bank. 

lona Island. Grapery and fine picnic ground. 

The Race. The river channel is eo termed by 

navigators, between lona Id and the E bank. 
Antj-iony's Nose. R.R. tunnel near the river. 
Montgomery Creek, on W side, about opposite 

the point of Anthony's ITose. 
?ort Clinton, was on the 3 side of this creek 

and Fort Montgomery was on the north. 
Jugar-T.oaf. Turning Anthony's Nose we get a 

good view of Gugar-T,oaf lit. to the north. 
Beverley Dock, on E bank, v,'here Arnold fled 

to the Vulture. A little boat-house marks 

the spot. 
William H. Osborne's Residence. Kouse v/ith 

pointed tov/er, on the E bank of the river, 

just north of Sugar-I.oaf . 
Buttermilk Falls, near the river, on the S bafck 
IIoteT on the Bluff, knowfe in early times as 

"Cozzen's Hotel. " 
West Point, 50 miles from N. y. Academy, tarade, 

Grounds, etc. 
Garrison. Opposite West Point, on S bank. 
Kosciusko's "onuinent, W side, above v;. P. landing. 
Fort Putnam, 596 ft high, overlooks the river 

on the west side. 
V/est Point Hotel has a fine look off to the N. 
Constitution Island, opposite the Point. 
Old Cro ' Nest. On W side, above the Foirt. 
Cold Spring. On E bank, opposite Old Cro' Nest. 
Underciiff. A short distance north of Cold 

spring, once the house of Geo. P. Morris, 

on an elevated plateau above the river. 
Mount Taurus, .or Hull Hill afeove Underciiff. 
Little Stony Feint. Under :it. Taurus. Named 

from resembia,nGe to Stony Foint, south 

of the Highlands. 
Break Neck. Above Mount Taurus, on the E side. 
Storm King. On W bank, above Old Cro' Nest. 
Beacon Hill, seen on E bank above Break Neck, 
Fishkill !.'ts. trend off to the lir.-, across th° 

southern part of Dutchess County. 



Cornwall, with Summer Homes, on west side 

above Storm Kir>g, 
Follopel's Island, at upp^r postal of the 

Highlards, neai- the oast bank. 
'.Vorrygut, the river shannel between Cro ' "obI 

oi,i.d Zr<L.a,k 'leok, just S of FoUopel's Id. 
Cornwall and West Point Road pass'^s over the 

mountains to West Po:nt, 
Idlev/i^d, one mile above Ccrnwan larding, 
Kew Windsor, on "' side, about 4 mi N of Corn- 
wall, once the rival of *!ewburg]i, now a 

brickyard. 
Newburgh Bay. One of the finest bays on the 

Hudson. 
Washinf.ton's Headquarter?, Ilewburgli, 17S1-17P3, 

seen a.3 the boat approachos the city; an 

old building with tall chimneys and steep 

ruoi a,l...Cot olr^.i-"g tc the rcunria,tirn. A 

flagstaff r.arkp the point. 
Newburgh, 5P rniles from New York. 
FishkiTl landing. Cn the E side, 4 naiPea afeeve 

Fiekki'VIrr opposite Newburgli. 
Tow Feint, or Carthage. On east side, 4 miles 

above Fishkill. 
Devil's Dane Kammer; coint on west bank covered , 

with cedars. Hendrick Hudson here witn-?sced 

an Indian Few Vvow, 
ITew Hamburgh", above low Frint, on the ^ side, 

at the mruth of ".'.'appingors Creek. 
Hampton Point, opposite ^Tew Hamburgh. Here are 

the finest white cedars on the river. 
Irving Grir.noll's Residence "Netlierwood, " just 
distinguished thru the trees near the River bank. 
"The Cedars. " Residence and grouniSs of Dr. 

James Lennox Banks, with high tov;er, seen 

for many rail°s nortJi and south. 
Clinton Place, iust north. The house v/as burned 

several years ago and nev^r re-built, 
ohawangunk :.''ountains, on the '.V side, reach 

away in the distance toward the Cats^.tills. 
Uai''T borough and i<;il to]^. I«o y"^ ^u"^„r.l .IIt^cos 

on the west bank. 



Locust f^Trove. Home o"^ th"" late 3. F. B. Horse, on 
E bank, with square central tower, and 
open outlook on the river. 

The Lockout, wooded hill owned by Bougli- 
keepsie Cemetery. 

I ivingston Place, now occupied by a Rolling Mill 

Vassar Brothers* Hospital, new brick building 
on the hill, 

Riverview y,n itary Academy, large brick build- 
ing N of Hospital. 

Buckeye wlower Manufactory, Adriance, Piatt 8: 
Co., proprietors. Building near the river. 

Kaal Rock, near Poughkeepsie dock. Naite sig- 
nifies Barren Rock. 

Vassar Brewery, Long white buildings above 
the landing. 

New Paltz Landing, opposite Poughkeepsie. 

Poughkeepsie, 74 miles from New '"ork. 

The Poughkeepsie Bridge. 

F. J. Allen's Residence,- with to^ver and beatit- 
iful grounds M of RosehiTl, 

College HilT Building,, Parthenon style of arch- 
itecture, once a school. 

Poughkeepsie Water "''orks. The water Is fcrcod 
from Reservoirs near the river to a large 
Reservoir on College Hill, 

Hudson River State Hospital. On the Hyde Pari: 
road. Large red Building. 

Hyde Park, on *he E side, six miles north of 
Poughkeepsie. Connected with Poughkeepsie 
by a succession of villas. 

Walter Langdon's Residence, ',!rs. ^irkpatrick's 

and N. P. Rogers 'are north of Hyde Park, on 
east side. 

J'anresa Institute, large building above Crum 
Elbov/ on "Vest side. 

Dyke Estate, above Manresa Institute, square 
house with square tower. 

A. R, Frothingham. Grecian Portico with cclumns. 

John Burroughs brovm stone cottage, N of Froth- 

ingliam"a. 

Alexander Holland'.s Rasidjnco, ,,f crmfrli resi- 
dence of John Jacob Astor. ' iVest banK. 



relhain, R. I,. Fell '3 Residence, Roman villa 
stylo with white columns, -Aill be seen on 
west bank. 
"Gros Bois, " on E bmu , owned by Robert T. Lord, 
formerly oalled PI acentia, once the home of 
James K. Paul iing, 
"Drayton Hall" also on eart bank. Forraorly the 
Xirkriatrick estate. Now owned by "r. Sexton. 
A BillQ of the Italian order of architecture. 

otaatsburgli, on E side. Dock and ice houses 
in foregccund. 

Overlook Mour,ta:n House, seen fror this point 
to the North west. 

The Hotel Kaater skill and Catr.kill House can 
alBo be seer rrom this point, x^ifteen miles 
north of the Overl cok. 

William B. Dinsmcore's Residence, a large 

yellow building on Dir.sraore's Point; onfe of 
the finest on the Hudson. The first house 
south of L'r. Dinsmore's en the E bank is 
Mathew Livingstone 's ; the second, I'ra. 
Hoyt'a house, with French' roof; the next, 
one-eig]it of a mile south, MR. J. Lavrrsnce 
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Windcliff, Residence of Vr. i'ricke, on E bank; 
A large stone villa with central tov/or. it 
was formerly the estate of Edw. H. Jobes. The 
residence just below belongs to I.'R. Jacob 
Rupert. 

Ellerslie, Residence of Ex-Vice President, Levi 
P. Norton, below Rhinecl if f . 

Rhineci iff, or Rhlneb-^^ck Landing, on the E aide. 

City of Kingston, embraces Kingston and Rondcut. 

Old Beekman Place. As th^ steamer leaves Rhine- 
beck T;andlng, t>e old Beekman Place can >^e 
seen in the trees, ashort distance above 
the landing, one of the old Revolutionary 
houses. 

Ferncl iff, Repid^ncc of Will ia:n Aster. Fine 
vjlla with pointed tcver, 

Garretecn Place, N of Ferncl iff, on E bank. This 
nlace, long known as Clifton Point, is now 
the property of T,ouis Elil er. 



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Clifton Point. 
FTatbush. Village seen on west tank opposite 

CI if ton Pcirt, 
r. ". Delano's Residence. Brown houee v/ith 

square tower. 
Rokeby, Residence of late William E. Aator, 

above Aator's Point. 
Barrytown, on eapt bank. 
Asp:nwall Place, N Of Barrytown, formerly 

John R. Libingston's place. 
;>'cntgomery Place. Brown house among the trees. 
Gruger'a Residence, on Cruger's Island, once 

call ed T.ower Red Hook Island. 
The First Steamboat, the Clerraong, v;as built 

by Robert Ful ton in the Cove, known as North 

Bay, just N of Crugor's Island. 
Tivoli, on E aide, 100 miles from New York. 
Chateau of Tivoli, Residence of Col. Johnson 

T. . De Feynter. ^rencl' roof house on ter- 
race south (bf Tivoli Station. 
Glasco. South of Tivoli on W side. 
Rose Kill, Residence of Gen. /. sVatts de Feyster, 

E. side. Residence seen among the trees north 
of Tivoli Station. 
Saugorties, on W side. A dock 3, (lOO feet long 
shows the enterprise of this village. 
Idel e, property of Miss clarkson, known as 

the old Chancellor Place, 
■lalden. Above Saugerties, on west side, 
^lermont. Above Tivoli, on east side, 
"est Camp, on w»st side, above Maiden, 
-jermantown, on E side 10 5 miles from New York, 
,lan in the iVountain. Between German town and 

CatskiT 1 we get a fine view o'' the reclining 

giant. 
:iar-d'"'n Mines, on E bank, 1 ml 3 of Catskill Sta, 
Herman Livingston's Residence, en point above. 
Catskill Creek en^jties in to the Hudson south 

cf Catskill Dock. 
Jatskill, lie mi from M. Y. Village one mile 
" W fi'om landing. Route from this point to I 

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